Quote from: ghoulified g on December 28, 2016, 09:07:18 AM
Same with me. There's all these girls in my year at school asking for nothing but makeup for Christmas and stuff, I just don't get it. I like variety, and I ask for a variety of stuff- dragon statues, video games, stuff for my guitars... I asked for a graphics tablet this year and got it and I'm elated! So I doubt I could overcompensate there.
I'm far from being on T but when I do get on it I'll probably take more pride in my appearance, I'm lazy and can never be bothered to do much at the moment (I don't style my hair, I don't like buying clothes, last time I got new glasses I used the same frames because I couldn't be arsed to pick out new ones) and I hear T energises you q: I'd be more at home with myself as well so I'd probably be a bit more confident than I am now on more than one level

People still seem to get me cosmetics for Christmas though and I don't know why. I've never liked dressing "girly", even on special occasions, I never use makeup, I don't wear jewellery and I've never asked anyone for it. It was worse last year because a lot of people got me shampoo and soap stuff that I still haven't touched, this year I got some stuff that I'll actually use; records, band shirts, a toolbox, video games, stop-motion animation kits, a new watch (supposedly "for her" but I think it's quite masculine?), books, portable chargers, etc. I've got a big family as well, so that was a lot of soap I got last year. xD

Edit: I've also had people ask if I'm a lesbian since I got my hair cut short, and my mum says to move my hips when I walk... Joke's on you, I'm asexual and I don't want to walk like a woman, thanks c;

I find the solution to terrible Christmas gifts is to make a list on the refrigerator of what you want and what you absolutely don't want. Least then when people ask the people you live with what you want then they can say so. It might not be perfect after the first year of doing this but the gifts will be much better than they ever have in my experience.

Quote from: ghoulified g on December 28, 2016, 09:07:18 AM
I asked for a graphics tablet this year and got it and I'm elated!

Thats awesome! I got an intuos this year myself, what kind did you get?

Little suggestion when I have the funds Im gonna spring for a $500 Yiynova, its quite a lot but the high end Cintiq drawing tablets cost in the thousand range so the yiynova which works quite the same is a bargain!

Let me know how the Cintiq alternatives work out, I've been using a Bamboo for years because I use on my sculpting bench as well and haven't had the motivation to move it somewhere less filthy 

But if I invested in something decent for professional work which I want to, I'd make room.

Quote from: WolfNightV4X1 on December 29, 2016, 01:15:14 PM
Thats awesome! I got an intuos this year myself, what kind did you get?

I got a huion WH1409, I think? Can't remember the exact number. This things's gigantic, it's bigger than my laptop, and when it's fully charged I can use it for 40 hours wirelessly, something like that. I usually just plug it in though q:

I didn't really overcompensate tbh. Though, I did go through a phase of trying to be girly but it just didn't feel right but, I guess I'm still feminine guy. I do wear some women's clothes although it is androgynous. I don't really see clothing as male or female it's just clothes to me.
But due to autism I can't wear the tight fitting clothes it drives me crazy!
Am I just weird??

Quote from: jingling_void on December 31, 2016, 09:54:32 AM
I didn't really overcompensate tbh. Though, I did go through a phase of trying to be girly but it just didn't feel right but, I guess I'm still feminine guy. I do wear some women's clothes although it is androgynous. I don't really see clothing as male or female it's just clothes to me.
But due to autism I can't wear the tight fitting clothes it drives me crazy!
Am I just weird??

I wish more people viewed clothing this way. One of my worries is that if I go on T and pass as male I won't be able to use a woman's purse without being ridiculed or abused.

I think I did overcompensate in certain periods, only I didn't realize that I was doing that. But I'm not talking only 'before transitioning' but more like 'before even knowing what the heck is wrong with me'.
In the past there were times when I dressed like a.. uhm, I don't know a nice word. Simply – very revealing clothes, very "sexy" but in the wrong way. Lot of makeup.
Later when I already worked there was this period when I got my hair all curly with that permanent stuff and went all into pink skirts and such. Again it did not last.
All of it probably did not feel right anyway, because whenever I wanted to feel comfortable in my mind I would dress more like a boy.

Quote from: alienbodybuilder on December 31, 2016, 08:56:08 PM
I wish more people viewed clothing this way. One of my worries is that if I go on T and pass as male I won't be able to use a woman's purse without being ridiculed or abused.

Take it from me I'm ordering a purse from amazon and if people make fun of you for it then they're not really the people you should be listening to. I don't think men care that much if you use a purse I honestly think they're more worried about themselves than about whether or not you use a purse or a wallet. If they ask just say you needed more space to put your money.

i wouldn't say that i was overcompensating, but i wasn't into any of the things that my older sister was.  i played backyard football, learned to play baseball, and did most of the things the other boys did. i was never into make up or playing with dolls. i refused to wear girl's clothing from an early age.

YES! ME! I really overcompensated. I loved female clothing, makeup, taking care of my hair, the whole nine yards. Was NEVER butch, never tomboyish. I kept it all in my head, until I transitioned at age 38.

Today I am equally obsessed with men's clothing and slick haircuts and looking sharp as a tack. Still not butch, haha!

It's possible to absolutely, positively know you're a boy and not follow the common trope of rejecting all female things as a kid. I am proof positive!

For about 4 years during my teen years I overcompansated. I would wear girly clothes and make-up and try to make my actions girly. I wanted to make myself feel like a 'woman' because I knew it wasn't normal to feel like the opposite gender even when your body is not that way. Despite that, people still told me I acted more like a guy friend than a girl, that I was like a guy in a cute girl's body, and people always I assumed I was lesbian or bi even though I have never been attracted to girls. So I suppose I still failed at it.